Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,067, Richard Goggin, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Goggin, Richard
S. 31,067
CONTENTS

25.161 Kentucky
Richard Goggins of Pulaski Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the com d commanded by Captain Adams of the reg t commanded by Col Lynch in the Virginian line for 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of Dec r 1831 and applicant
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 100 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 st June 20 00 $120.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam B. Byrd Clerk Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 11
Date of death see m 93

State of Kentucky
Pulaski Circuit Court } Sch
On this 23 rd day of October 1833. Personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Court for Pulaski County, holden by and before the Honbl. John L Bridges Circuit Judge. now sitting as a Court. Richard Groggin, a Resident Citizen of Pulaski County State of Kentucky, aged Seventy One years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his Oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision, made by the Act of Congress, passed June 4 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following, named Officers, and served as herein stated, that while a Resident of Bedford County, State of Virginia, sometime in the latter part of the Summer as he now thinks of the year 1779. The Tories were embodying themselves, committing depredations, and disturbing and annoying the Country, and the British force or army was lying on James River below Richmond of that State, Orders were given by the authorities of the Country, to raise and organize men, (as he now thinks were called Minut men) for the Term and period of eighteen months, to be in readiness at all times, to enter the service in defence and protection of the Country, whenever ordered, by the competent authority - to march to any place directed, and serve under any General Officer, that they might be ordered to serve under, and to engage in any Service, and continue in the service

as long as the situation of the Country, and the orders of the authorities required, and at the time aforesaid in the service aforesaid, he volunteered in the Company of Robert Adams, (Capt?) for eighteen months, he belonged to the Regiment of Col. Lynch, Major Owens, was the Major of the Regiment, after the Company was organized, we were engaged in what scouting and ranging, as ordered by Col. Lynch, in the County of Bedford aforesaid, and the Country round about, to root and disperse the Tories, and we were often ordered to engage in that kind of service, and frequently was engaged in obedience to orders, in the service aforesaid, and was at all times during the period of the eighteen months aforesaid, for which he entered the service, at all times ready in obedience to orders to march to any place in defence of the Country that he might be ordered, and was at all times, ready to engage in any service, in defence of the Country that might be required, and he states that during the eighteen months aforesaid, in obedience to orders, he together with the rest of the Company, marched to Petersburg Virginia to defend the Country against the British Army, that had invaded, and was threatening to overrun the Country, and was then lying upon James River and was shortly thereafter in prospect of the City of Richmond, he was then in the Company of the said Capt. Robert Adams, in the Regiment of Col. Lynch as aforesaid, and while at Petersburg, he belonged to the Brigade of Genl. Lawson, he continued in active and constant service at Petersburg, not less than ten weeks , was then ordered to return home, and after the

expiration of the period of the eighteen months aforesaid he was discharged from the service, and received a discharge, signed by Capt. Robert Adams for eighteen months service, which discharge has long anterior to this been lost, or destroyed. He states that during the eighteen months aforesaid, he was free and exempt from all militia service or duty, except such service as he was bound to render when ordered, in the company aforesaid, the time he was actually and actively engaged, of the eighteen months aforesaid, in the service of his country, he cannot now, from lapse of time, and loss of memory, exactly and positively say, but states that he was laboriously actively and actually engaged in the service of the United States, during the eighteen months aforesaid, not not less than Six Months
Afterwards while a Resident of the County of Bedford, aforesaid, in the early part of the month of January, 1781, the same year, that Lord Cornwallis surrendered, he became a Substitute, for Nathan Williamson, for a Three months term of Service in the Militia, in the Company of Captain Joseph Poin- dexter, after the Company was assembled, he was marched to Suffolk Virginia and there joined the main army, he belonged to the Regiment of Col. Meriwether, a Frenchman, by the name of Sleckman was the Major, was attached to and in  under the Brig- ade of Genl. Muhlenberg, at the time the Brit- ish forces were in possession of Norfolk Virginia from Suffolk he was marched to the vicinity of the Norfolk, and there ordered to be remain

for which he was discharged in the service, and during the residue of the time, he was engaged in the service, the British and American Armies, were every day in sight of each other, and the army was every day under arms. There was frequent skirmishes, between the out posts and advance guards, of each army. Prisoners were often taken on each side, but no general engagement, he served out fully the said Three Months in the service aforesaid except Three days. Before the expiration of his Term of Service three days, he together with two other men, were discharged and ordered to return home to procure  other Soldiers to come to the Relief of those engaged in the service at the place aforesaid he received a written discharge for Three Months service, signed by Captain Poindexter, but which has long since been lost, or destroyed. Afterward while a Resident of said County of Bedford Virginia immediately after his return from the vicinity of Norfolk about the first days of May 1781. A call was made for Soldiers to guard and protect and defend the Magazines and public property, that had been removed from Richmond to New London, to prevent the same from falling into the possession of the British he volunteered for a Three Months Term of Service as a Militia Man, and was ordered by Col d Lynch, the Colonel of the County, under the command of Major Stott, who came from the City of Richmond, in charge of the Magazines and public property aforesaid, and was for Three Months, constantly engaged in the service under the

the command of Major Holt, appointed at the place aforesaid, by guarding and defending said public property, and did together with the rest under the Command of said Major Holt, stand guard every night and day in defence of said public property, the British Army was then encamped near Richmond, and after having fully served out said three months he was discharged from the service. He has no Recollection of having received a written discharge, and believes he did not. That he has no Documentary evidence, whatever of his services and knows of no person, whose Testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. He is known to Martin Owens a Clergyman and John Beatty Esq. a Member of the Pulasky County Court and William Glowan residents in his present neighbourhood, who can testify to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby Relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and Declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State or Territory.
He was Born in Bedford County aforesaid, State of Virginia on the 28 th day of November 1761.
He has a Record of his age in a Bible now in his possession copied from a Record of his age in a Bible given him by his Father which he verily believes is correct and true.
He volunteered for every Term of Service, that he rendered, except the one, in which he was a Substitute for Nathan Williamson as stated in his Declaration.

He has stated above in his Declaration, the names of the officers who were with the Troops when he served, the Regiments to which he belonged, and the general circumstances of his service.
He received written discharges for his different terms of service signed as stated above in his Declaration, except the last mentioned term of service for which he received no discharge, all of which discharges has long since been lost, or destroyed not expecting they ever would be of any value or importance to him, he was negligent and careless about their preservation,
He was living in Bedford County aforesaid, when he was called into the service, after the Revolutionary war he lived in the Counties of Campbell and Franklin, (they having been formed and established) until the year 1812. Twenty years of which period he lived at Ballonaugh Iron works in Franklin County, and the residue in Campbell, in 1812 he removed to Kentucky, and lived in Madison County, until the year 1816, in which year he removed to and settled in Pulaski County, State of Kentucky and he has continued ever since to live in the same plantation, and still resides in said County on the same plantation.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Richd Goggin
We Martin Owens a Clergyman, Residing

in the County of Pulaski State of Kentucky aforesaid and John Beatty and William G. Cowan residing in the same. Hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Goggin who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declara- -tion, that we believe him to be Seventy One years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Martin Owens
John Beatty Wm G. Cowan
And the said Court. Do hereby declare their Opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states, and the Court further certify that it appears to them, that Martin Owens who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman, Resident in Pulaski County and that John Beatty Esq. and William G. Cowan who has also signed the same, are are Residents of Pulaski County aforesaid, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John L. Bridges Judge of Pulaski Circuit Court.

minutes as shown in my minutes
I William Fox, Clerk of the Circuit Court held for Pulaski County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the said court in the matter of the application of Richard Goggin for a new trial.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this first day of November A.D. 1833.
Wm Fox, Clk: of the S Pulaski Circuit Court

R Groggin
By [Signature] M c Cluski Vincent Bank, Calcutta Town 1833. B. B. D. Clijus P.
28.299

Ms. 28.299
Richd Goggin Pulaski Co. Kentucky.
from 1779 private 1 yr $40.
applicant Care of the Clk.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Richard Goggin
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1779 2 10 Private Cap Adams 41 Traditional   3 20 Man Col Lynch va   July 1781 3 P. Col Ponder   Col Mearns   3 P. Maj Holt  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

January 11, 1933
SA-3/ANP
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Richard Goggin-S.31067
Edward Irvin-S.5598
Mrs. Phil Tuttle Burnside Kentucky
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Richard Goggin and Edward Irvin.
You are furnished herewith the records of Richard Goggin and Edward Irvin, which are the records of the only soldiers of those names found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Richard Goggin S.31067
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.31067, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Richard Goggin.
He was born November 28, 1761 in Bedford County, Virginia; the names of his parents not given.
While residing in Bedford County, Virginia, he served as a private with the Virginia troops, as follows- from the summer of 1779 at various times, amounting to six months, scouting and ranging against the Tories, under Captain Robert Adams and Colonel Lynch; from January, 1781, three months in Captain Joseph Poindexter's company, Colonel Merriweather's regiment; from in May, 1781, three months under Major Holt.
After the Revolution he lived at "Calloways Iron Works in Franklin County," and in Campbell County, Virginia until in 1812, when he moved to Madison County,

Kentucky and in 1814 settled in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
The soldier, Richard Goggin, was allowed pension on his application executed October 23, 1833, then a resident of Pulaski County, Kentucky.
There are no data in this claim relative to his family.
Edward Irvin S.5598
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.5598, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Edward Irvin.
He was born July 5, 1748, place not stated and the names of his parents are not given. He stated that he "removed with his father to the new United States of America sometime in the year A.D. 1757!"
While residing in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, Edward Irvin enlisted, December 25, 1777 or 1778 and served three months as private in Captain Thomas Turbett's company, Colonel Watts' Pennsylvania regiment; in the summer following, he served two months in Captain John Williams' company, Colonel McLavy's(?) Pennsylvania regiment, against the Indians in Standing Stone Valley.
He moved to Kentucky and settled near the Falls of the Ohio, and served one month in Captain Michael Humble's company in Colonel Clark's regiment, and was in the battle of the Pickaway Towns.
He returned to his former residence in Pennsylvania and in 1808 moved to Fairfield County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application exe-

outed March 8, 1833, then a resident of Fairfield County, Ohio.
There are no data in this claim relative to the family of said Edward Irvin.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Assistant to Administrator

Dear
General Raper
Secretary of War,
Washington City

Kentucky, Pulaski County, Nov. 3 rd 1833.
Sir. I herewith enclose my paper as an application for a pension, when inasmuch there be as good as to advise and the result thereof by letter direct to this place
Yours in an old Soldier
Richard Gossin.

Pension Dept Washington, D.C.
Please give me all records possible for one Richard Goggin , Rev. War pensioner - born in Vir- ginia - died in Kentucky. Was Edward only  Irvin (Irvin) Rock Bridge Co Ky, died in Ky. a Revolutionary soldier? Is there a pension record of him?
Mrs. Phil Tuttle Burnside Ky.

INVALID.
Rev 31 067
File No. 81,067
Richard Loggin
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 159
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1933-Jan. 11- liop. to Mrs. Phil Tuttle